GW Women's Water Polo Splits at Southern Division Championship

Colonials to Play Harvard for Third Place on Sunday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The fourth-seeded George Washington women's water polo team rallied to defeat fifth-seeded Bucknell, 8-7, before falling to top-seeded and 12th-ranked Princeton, 16-2, in round robin play at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Division Championship on Saturday at Brown University's Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatic Center.

GW (14-13) will take on Harvard for third place on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Bucknell took a 3-1 lead after the first quarter and led, 4-3, at halftime, but the Colonials rallied to take a 6-5 lead in the third. GW extended its lead to 7-5 in the fourth quarter, but the Bison tied it up with a minute to go. The Colonials called timeout and set up a play, and junior Megan Brolley scored the game-winner with 43 seconds left.

Princeton jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first quarter in the nightcap and never looked back. The Colonials held the Tigers to just one goal in the second but trailed, 7-1, at halftime. Princeton outscored GW, 9-1, in the second half for the 16-2 victory.

Junior Rachael Bentley scored both of GW's goals in the game. Littlejohn recorded four steals, and Vilander recorded six saves in the cage.